Bob Love vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit and Bob Love that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bob Love

vs.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Love: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Love 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Bob Love 11 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Bob Love 6 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Bob Love 3 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Love 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Love 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 2 Bob Pettit 11

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Love 3 Bob Pettit 0

Scoring Leader Bob Love 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Bob Love 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Bob Love 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 17.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 5.9 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.4 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Bob Love 0.8 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.2 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 13,895 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Bob Love 4,653 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Bob Love 1,123 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Bob Love 232 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Love 56 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bob Love 789 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .429 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .805 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 25.8 (1972) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 8.7 (1970) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 2.3 (1971) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 (1975) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.3 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Love 22.9 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 7.5 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Bob Love 1.9 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.0 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.4 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Love 1,076 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Bob Love 352 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Bob Love 87 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Bob Love 24 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Bob Love 10 * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Bob Love 47 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Love .431 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Bob Love - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Love .776 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Love 26.7 (1971) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Love 9.6 (1973) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Love 3.3 (1973) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Bob Love 1.3 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bob Love 0.5 (1974) * Bob Pettit - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.